According to nypost, a woman suffered a stroke from an orgasm which caused her brain to bleed during anal sex.

A 44-year-old woman sent her lover into a panic after she lost consciousness for about 3 minutes during anal sex. Upon reaching the hospital, she was diagnosed to have suffered from burst aneurysm which caused a stroke.

Ct scan also revealed a “trace of acute subarachnoid blood” — a type of stroke that causes bleeding in the space around the brain.

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Rigorous activity can cause aneurysms to burst. Known risk causes for rupture include activities that involve sudden increases in blood pressure and sexual activity is described as a precipitant.

During sexual activity, blood pressure, as well as heart rate, rises during orgasm.